2005 Chevrolet Silverado electrical system problems
65 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 65 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 57 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 57 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
This is a failure of all autos. Why not require all auto makers to hook up cars lights to their windshield wipers? That way if wipers are on lights are on.
I also have a 2005 silverado an the speedometer is stuck at 120 it has gone down as far as 60 but when you drive it pegs out and remains there. There were no warnings just happened around 82,000 now at 86,000 and 6,000 miles out of warranty. I feel that this is a safety hazard because I don't know my speed but I am lucky enough to have been given a GPS to do that.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado
- Brakes 89 complaints
- Air bags 28 complaints
- Steering 24 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints
- Suspension 19 complaints
- Fuel system 17 complaints
- Transmission 16 complaints